“A documentary about cultural survival and stolen children”
They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their identities. Can reconciliation help heal the scars from childhoods lost? "Dawnland" is the untold story of Indigenous child removal in the US through the nation's first-ever government-endorsed truth and reconciliation commission, which investigated the devastating impact of Maine’s child welfare practices on the Wabanaki people.
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Adam Mazo Director · Ben Pender-Cudlip Director
United States release June 14, 2018
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · June 14, 2018
Theatrical
United States
November 5, 2018 · TV · Independent Lens (PBS)
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